K-9 takes a bite out of crime, detains suspect

A man suffered K-9 bite injuries over the weekend after attempting, unsuccessfully, to dodge arrest.

Ivan Maurice Pierce's reckless driving caught the attention of a private citizen around 3:20 p.m. Friday, who subsequently called 911, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Bryan Konvalin in a report.

Pierce, 26, of American Canyon was heading eastbound in a 1998 Dodge Caravan on Interstate 80, just east of Mace Boulevard, when authorities were called.

"Woodland CHP officers were notified of the reckless driving and informed that the Dodge was a stolen vehicle from San Francisco," said Konvalin.

Officers responded to the location and observed the Dodge traveling on I-80, near Enterprise Boulevard. Pierce drove the Dodge to Reed Avenue where he attempted to evade officers by driving through a gas station parking lot onto Ikea Court, before making a U-turn, Konvalin reported.

"Pierce drove back to Reed Avenue, then to southbound Harbor Boulevard, where he jumped out of the Dodge as it was moving," said Konvalin. "Pierce fled the scene on foot and allowed the Dodge to crash into some bushes that bordered Harbor Boulevard."